This quote can be interpreted in an intelligence-positive way, to encourage you to learn by writing the cleverest possible code. I would claim that any clever

This quote can be interpreted in an intelligence-positive way, to encourage you to learn by writing the cleverest possible code. I would claim that any clever final result can be accomplished without any need for intermediate cleverness. Things that look clever to other people but are intuitive to you might be OK. Things that look clever to you should be avoided when possible.